my borrowed 8800 is having an issue. I attempted to update the OS (through the ... Blackberry 8800 & 8820 forum

8800 red light blinks twice and no screen (os load failure)

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my borrowed 8800 is having an issue. I attempted to update the OS (through the latest desktop software). It chugged on through the update for a while but I lost power. The laptop's battery took over and kept it going for 3 more hours. For most of the 3 hours the desktop software and the blackberry looked stuck and entirely locked up. The inevitable power loss ensued and I assumed that all would be ok. At worst an entire reload of the os, which is what I was doing anyways.

My blackberry now does nothing but blinks its red LED twice, a pause, then repeat forever. It is fully charged and otherwise functional.

My issue is such: after following suggestions, i used the "apploader.exe /nojvm" tool and got it to be detected Unfortunately, the "USB-PIN:UNKNOWN" turns to "USB-PIN:0" and it asks for a password.
I have a password on it, as did the previous owner. My password, when entered, does nothing but grey out the 'next' button. No decrease on the amount of remaining attempts, nothing. Its previous owner's password (i think) was entered with no different result. This, along with a random assortment of characters produce no visible change in the software.

I would greatly appreciate any help, as not am I phoneless, but I now owe my graceous friend a new phone, a priority that is above a replacement for my own and made difficult as I was laid off and still seeking employment.

Oh, it should also be noted that when connected and detected, the BB stops blinking. It just sits there looking dead. (I would be tempted to say it is if it wasn't for the computer still detecting it)

It sits there on the "connecting to boot ROM" (basically between steps 7 and 8) where I am prompted to type in the device password. I am thinking that the password issue may be hanging the process up. It seems to me that the computer is sending the password and its not getting a response.

Thank you for the link. That is the method that I have been using. My issue is that I am getting a "enter your password" window at the point just after where I select "USB-PIN:UNKNOWN". I did have a password on the BB (and I think I remember the password, though constant failures make me doubt myself).

Here is a new development:
In the latest method, using the apploader, when I type in a password to attempt and click next, the next button greys out (as expected while it is sending the password to the BB). What is unusual is that the "# of password attempts left" does not go down. I was eventually able to get it to do something (count go down and de-grey the next button) by "Scan for hardware changes" in the Device Manager. I don't know why, but that forces the apploader program to react.

Also, it was suggested to me that the BB may have reverted to a default password. I don't know if that is possible at all but as I have yet to see a tutorial mentioning a password request in this mode it may be true. That, or the password request is just a royal screw up somewhere along the line.